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The cover artwork for VELVET REVOLVER's new single, "Fall to Pieces", has been posted online at the German VELVET REVOLVER fan site VelvetRevolverOnline.de. There is no information on the exact contents of the DVD single, but according to BMG, the b-sides of the maxi single will consist of a studio version of CHEAP ...

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer is auctioning off his Harley-Davidson Night Train motorcycle via eBay. The auction, which has a starting bid of $20,000, ends September 11. Says Schaffer: "The bike is sitting in their showroom right now. This is a bike that I customized myself and due to my back problems it's been sitting ...

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS are hoping to enter the studio before the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to "Tempo of the Damned", tentatively due in 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. A brand-new 20-minute audio interview with EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, conducted on Aug. 26 by Thrashin' ...

OZZY OSBOURNE is one of 20 leading musicians who have been invited by the music magazine Q to nominate their heroes for the compilation of a songwriters' Hall of Fame. Osboourne's picks, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, were the "fucking catalyst for me to get into music," Ozzy said. He added: "To me, they're the ...

SHADOWS FALL are set to embark on a massive co-headlining U.S. tour with DAMAGEPLAN this fall. The trek, scheduled to begin on October 27 and run through December 9, covers major markets and will see both SHADOWS FALL and DAMAGEPLAN swapping the closing spot each night, which will also feature THE HAUNTED in the support ...

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have covered AC/DC's entire "Back In Black" album for their forthcoming release, "Graveyard Classics II". "Graveyard Classics II", due on October 19 through Metal Blade Records (one day earlier internationally), was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida with Chris Carroll mixing and Chris Barnes producing. The complete track ...

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have confirmed that they will be filming a video for the track "All Against All" on Saturday, September 4 at an undisclosed location in Sweden. The group are currently seeking fans who are interested in attending the video shoot. For more information, write to [email protected] or visit www.the-haunted.com. "All ...

Holland's EPICA, the new group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, will be embarking on a promotional tour for their upcoming DVD in late September. The tour, which will include in-store acoustic performances at various music stores throughout the Netherlands, will be the perfect opportunity for ...

According to unofficial Ozzfest web site Ozzfest.qrow.com, an official decision on whether the September 4 Ozzfest show will go on is not expected to be made until late Thursday or early Friday. As previously reported, the final Ozzfest 2004 concert, scheduled to be held Saturday in West Palm Beach, FL is in jeopardy ...